Sydney Sweeney Swaps Out Her Signature Blonde Hair For a Divisive '80s Style
In a photoshoot for a W cover story, the Euphoria star showed off a mullet hair style with an ultra-teased crown.
Sweeney paired the new hairstyle with a divisive '80s beauty trend.Sydney Sweeney had fans doing a double take as she ditched her signature bombshell waves for a punk rock hair transformation. Posing for the cover of W Magazine's Summer Issue, the Euphoria actress flexed her acting range by playing several different characters for the spread—and Sweeney leaned into '80s glamour showing off a mullet with an ultra-teased crown that she paired with one of the era's most divisive beauty trends.
Sweeney looked almost recognizable in the cover shot, which showed her dressed in a form-fitting sleeveless aquamarine dress with a white 'Golden Girl' sash slung across her chest. Her blonde locks were styled in a voluminous bouffant hairstyle with most of her hair teased high on her head and wisps of shoulder-length hair at the back. Gazing straight at the camera, Sweeney accentuated her features with electric icy blue matte eyeshadow paired with thick black eyeliner and frosted lips.
It appears that the '80s theme was a nod to Sweeney's 26th birthday, where the star threw herself a belated prom themed to the decade. 'I actually didn't go to my prom, but on my 26th birthday, I threw myself a 1980s prom, and it was so much fun,' she told the publication. 'I rented out the venue and put streamers and disco balls everywhere. I built a cool disco stage and had letterman jackets that you could customize. I had an old-school photo booth and a caricature artist. I made my grandma the prom queen and my lawyer the prom king.' Sweeney also revealed that she had a short custom pink ruffled dress made for the occasion.
While the mullet and eyeshadow was a beauty 180 from the Echo Valley star's go-to blonde waves and natural glam, it looks like it was a temporary transformation. Sweeney brought back her long blonde locks for a retro-inspired photo showing her wearing a red-and-white striped helmet with a matching plunging bra, matching tights, and a pair of red hot pants. Meanwhile, in other photos, she took beauty inspiration from the '60s with a voluminous half-up bob, abstract flower power-inspired eye makeup, and a colorful long-sleeved graphic dress.
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